The Gasser M1870 was an Austro-Hungarian revolver designed by Leopold Gasser and adopted by the Austro-Hungarian cavalry in 1870. It had an open-frame design with a right-side loading gate and rod ejector, and it became the standard cavalry revolver of the Austro-Hungarian military, produced from 1870 to 1919 chambered for the 11.3x36mmR cartridge. The design later became a cultural status symbol in Montenegro, where King Nicholas I mandated civilian ownership in 1910, and it spread internationally through immigration and smuggling during the Mexican Revolution.
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Austria-Hungary
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1870-1918
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- Infobox: cartridge 11.3x36mmR
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Revolver
Used In: Boxer Rebellion, Infobox: wars
Boxer Rebellion World War I (limited use)
Used In: World War I, Infobox: wars
Boxer Rebellion World War I (limited use)
Operated By: Austro-Hungarian Army, Infobox, used_by field
Austria-Hungary
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